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HR 6087 115th Congress House Energy Administrative remedies Department of the Interior Land use and conservation Licensing and registrations Oil and gas User charges and fees

Removing Barriers to Energy Independence Act

Introduced: June 13, 2018 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 6 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Nov 2, 2018
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 786.
Nov 2, 2018
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 115-1005.
Jun 27, 2018
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 18 - 13.
Jun 27, 2018
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Jun 13, 2018
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Jun 13, 2018
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Removing Barriers to Energy Independence Act

This bill requires the Department of the Interior to assess an administrative fee to recover the cost of processing protests filed on oil and gas lease sales, application for permits to drill, and right-of-way applications for oil and gas operations on federal land.

What's happening now November 2, 2018

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 786.

 Bill text 2 versions

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Republican 1
Gianforte, Greg
· Jun 13, 2018
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Gosar, Paul A.
Arizona · Jun 13, 2018
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6087: Removing Barriers to Energy Independence Act. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-6087/
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"H.R. 6087: Removing Barriers to Energy Independence Act." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-6087/.
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H.R. 6087, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-6087/.
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